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Chapter Eighteen: In Love
Katie looked up at Oliver, who was sitting beside her on the couch by the fire. His normally short hair had grown, and now it had grown so long that it curled at his eyebrows, ears and at the nape of his neck. She liked it that way, it was always messy in a very sexy way. She smiled at his twinkling brown eyes, and smiling face.
He looked down at Katie, only to find that she was looking up at him.
"I love it when you do that," he said quietly, only to her.
"What?"
"When I look at you and you're looking at me," he replied and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Sorry, I guess I can't help it," she said blushing.
"It's ok. I wouldn't worry about it," Oliver said and kissed her tenderly on the lips.
"Hey now! This little gathering is only about incredible saves and amazing passes!" Fred yelled out. Katie and Oliver looked up slightly angry. "Don't look at me like that, if you're going to do that, get a room!" he stated.
"Fine, it won't happen again," said Katie, mentally adding for them not to count on it.
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It was a Sunday night, the night after the Quidditch Final, and Katie and Oliver had almost been together for 24 hours. They – Katie, Oliver, Fred, Angelina, George and Alicia – were sitting around the fire in the Common Room, reliving some of the best highlights of yesterday's game.
"Did you see some of the saves Oliver made? I don't think international Keepers could make some of those," Lee commented to Oliver.
"Oh I bet they could," Oliver said smiling proudly, "But they were pretty amazing, if I do say so myself."
"Yeah, I bet any Keeper could catch it like you. With their stomach!" George said, bringing Oliver down off his high horse.
They all laughed at George's sarcastic remark.
Oliver looked offended at all of his friends and girlfriend. "Weren't any of you worried?"
"Of course we were," Katie said, "Well at least I was."
"Aww!"
Katie blushed furiously.
"Well I was worried when you nearly fell off your broom, so stop blushing," Oliver whispered in her ear, making her blush even more. She looked up and smiled at him. He smiled back and kissed her again.
"Enough of this cute couple junk. Only Quidditch talk!" Fred said making at face at the two opposite him.
"Sorry," said Oliver, "But anyway, did you see Malfoy's face when Harry caught the Snitch? It was priceless!"
The crowd laughed at the vision.
Oliver watched Katie laugh. She was so amazing in every way possible, and she was HIS girlfriend. He loved the way her slender, lithe body fit perfectly next to his burly one. He smiled broadly, pulled her even closer and whispered, "You're incredible Katie", causing her face to turn a deep shade of red.
"Come on now!" they all protested and started to throw random objects at the couple. Pillows, quills and a textbook (now, who would do that?) that narrowly missed Oliver's head.
"Hey!" he said, glaring at the Weasley twins.
"Then stop this stuff! Go somewhere else if you want to grope one another," Angelina spoke up.
"Fine, we'll stop!" Katie retorted, but for the rest of the night, they really pushed their luck.
---
Although the stress of the Quidditch Final was over, Oliver still had his NEWT's approaching quickly. He was often found hovering over a book in the Common Room, library, or his dorm room. The stress was getting to him, and he was fed up with having to spend so much time with his books, and so little with Katie.
So one night he just decided to leave it. He set his Transfiguration book down and went to the Common Room. Sure enough, he found Katie studying for her upcoming exams.
"Hey beautiful," he said as he pulled her Potions notes out of her hands.
"Oh! Hello," she said, slightly shocked by the sudden interruption, "I didn't even notice you."
"Well, I'll just leave you then," Oliver replied sarcastically.
"No! No, it's ok, sit down," she said as she moved stacks of parchment off the loveseat so he could sit.
"How's the studying going?" he asked as he sat down.
"Argh, awful. I feel like I'm not learning at all! I don't know how I'll ever get it all memorized. But what about you? You're surely more stressed then I am. After all, you are about to do your NEWT's. That's quite the test," Katie replied.
"I know, I'm pretty stressed. That's why I came to see you. I feel like I haven't seen you all week," Oliver said pulled her in close so that he could wrap his arms around her.
"You've seen me everyday this week Oliver! We eat 3 meals a day together, and I take at least one hour out of studying just to talk to you. What are you talking about?" Katie replied giggling.
"I know, but the time with you goes so fast, and then the time without you goes so slow," he said sweetly and kissed her forehead. He looked down at her and kissed her lips romantically. "Can you believe it's been almost a week since we started out relationship?"
"Yes, I can. Why? Are you a little surprised?" she asked and cuddled closer to him.
"Very surprised actually. But after over 6 years of waiting, can you blame me?" Oliver said playing with a chunk of her long hair.
She smiled, shook her head and pulled him into a deep kiss. She pulled back, smiling widely. "You're too good to me Oliver. I'm only a girl."
He looked at her seriously. "You're not 'just a girl' Katie. You're so much more than that. You're everything I've ever wanted in a girlfriend. You're intelligent, funny, romantic, sweet, kind, caring, a Quidditch player, and not to mention the most beautiful woman in the world. I wasn't lying when I told you that you're incredible," he said lovingly and pulled her as close as he could without cutting off her air supply, and held her there for a very long time. She didn't protest once.
After a long sigh, Oliver said, "Well I should probably let you go back to studying or something."
"No, I'm going to go up to bed. I need to be rested up for classes tomorrow. You should go to bed too. You need all the rest you can get before your exams," she said, eyes shut, head on his chest. A few moments later, she stood up and grabbed her parchment stacks. "Let's go then," she said and looked down at him.
"Really? Together?" Oliver said with a devilish smile playing upon his face.
"You couldn't resist that could you?" she said, giving him a playful nudge with her shoulder.
"Nope, not at all," he replied, "It was the perfect set up."
Katie rolled her eyes and started toward the stairs. "Just walk me up to my room," she said turning slightly toward him.
"Anything for you sweetheart," he said and caught up to her.
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The next month and a half passed quickly. Studying took up everybody's time. Oliver was going doubly hard with his upcoming NEWT's.
Katie and Oliver didn't get to see each other much, but Katie understood. She wanted him to do the best he could do on his NEWT's, although everyone (herself included) knew he was destined to be a Quidditch star.
---
One night when Katie was up in her room with Angelina and Alicia practicing Transfiguration when there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Who could that be?" they all wondered while the knocking continued.
Katie jumped off her bed and opened the door.
"Oliver!" she said shocked, "What are you doing here?"
"I have something to tell you!" he said excitedly and his eyes gleamed, "Come out here. I want to tell you."
"Alright, alright, hold on," she said to him, then turned back to Angelina and Alicia. "It's Oliver, I'll be back in a few minutes. Katie closed the door, blocking the sound of the kissing noises the girls were making.
She had barely shut the door when Oliver blurted out, "I just got a letter from Puddlemere United. They want me to be a reserve Keeper for next season! Katie, a Quidditch team wants me to play for them! An actual national team wants me!"
"Oh Oliver, that's great!" Katie said happily and jumped into his arms, "I'm so happy for you!"
"I'm so happy for me! I can't believe it! I'm going to be on a Quidditch team!" he said holding onto her tightly.
"We all knew you'd get a spot on a team. You're the best damn Keeper this school has ever seen!" Katie said.
"I guess," he said a bit bashfully, "But you'll get on a team too. You're an excellent Chaser."
Katie shook her head. "I probably get an offer, but I'd turn it down. I'm going to be a Healer. It's been my dream since I was about 5," Katie said happily.
Oliver smiled adoringly at her. "You're wonderful Katie. Never change."
"I'll try my best not too," she said.
"Good," he said, letting her go, "Now go back in there and study like you've never studied before. I want you to get perfect on your exams tomorrow."
She smiled. "Ok, I will. And you study too. I want to see you get perfect," she said.
"And then I will study as hard as I can, just for you. I'll catch up with you after. I want to know all about it," Oliver said and kissed her with such a passion her knees went weak. "Goodnight."
"Night," Katie said dreamily and fell against the door softly. She watched him go down the stairs and then entered her room.
"So, what happened?" Angelina asked curiously.
"Oliver was asked to join the Puddlemere United Reserve Team as a Keeper!" Katie squealed animatedly.
"Really?! Oh wow! You'll have a boyfriend on a national team! That'll be so exciting! You'll get to travel with him and everything!" Alicia said smiling.
"Yeah," Katie said as she realized she'd have a boyfriend on a NATIONAL Quidditch team. If they were still together, that is. She'd never see him; she had one more year of Hogwarts, and then another 5 in Healer training. And there were girls out there that were smarter, prettier and loads more talented then she. After this thought, not much studying was accomplished.
---
The next day held two exams for Katie – Transfiguration and Potions. She felt she did excellent in Transfiguration - she always liked that class. Potions went a great deal better then she thought, although it was difficult to concentrate with Snape constantly breathing down her neck.
She left the room and started off toward the tower when she heard a deep male voice call her name from somewhere down the corridor behind her.
She turned and her eyes lit up. "Oliver! How did you first 3 exams go?" she asked as she rushed to him.
"Good as far as I can tell. Had some problems with History of Magic, but Transfiguration and Care of Magical Creatures were a breeze," he said smiling.
"I'm happy to hear that," she said smiling back, "So what should we do now?"
"Let's go to the Pitch. I just want to relax for a bit," he said.
"Great, let's go," she said. They started off, and as they walked, their hands gradually slipped into one another's.
The two walked out to the centre of the pitch and lie down on the warm, lush grass. The sun was bright and warm and the skies were crystal clear. A perfect day to do nothing.
After a while of silence, the thought of Oliver on a national Quidditch team re-entered her head.
"Oliver, what will happen to us when you go play for Puddlemere?" she asked timidly.
"I-I-I don't know. I didn't even think about that," Oliver said pensively, "But I definitely want to stay with you Katie. I couldn't imagine my life without you. You wouldn't want to break up, would you?" His voice was so quiet toward the end Katie almost didn't hear him.
"No! Not at all! It's just that, that it'll be so hard. We'll hardly see each other, and there are other girls out there..."
"Don't even think that Katie! I've wanted you for over 6 years, close to 7! Doesn't that say something about how I feel for you?" he cried to her.
"Yes! Of course it does! I just don't know," Katie said close to tears.
"Well I do. And we're going to stay together for as long as possible. I'll do anything to make us work," Oliver said sitting up and then hovering over her face. "Anything, ok?" She nodded and he kissed her.
---
The next few examination days passed quickly. Katie ended up getting perfect on all exams except for Potions – she only got 97% in that. Oliver did excellent, scoring in the high 80's for all exams. Katie finally had time to really relax, but Oliver had graduation to prepare for graduation.
"Are you excited?" Katie asked him a few nights later, as they stood outside the Great Hall in their dress robes – Oliver's navy and Katie's violet.
"Yeah, I guess. I just can't believe it's all over," he said in a shocked voice, "It seems like just yesterday I was entering this hall to be sorted," he said looking around the entrance then back at Katie, who looked magnificent. Her long hair was nearly to her elbows, and the golden locks contrasted beautifully with the violet of her robes.
"Well you're about to be a Quidditch star. You'll forget this place in no time," Katie told him, gave him a quick kiss and they entered the Great Hall.
"Oh my," Katie said as they entered, holding hands, "This is spectacular."
The hall was filled with family and friends of the graduating class. The front had chairs for the graduates, each decorated in the house colour of the particular student. The chairs for the rest were covered in plush purple velvet, similar in colour to Katie's robes.
"Looks like you have to go up front now," Katie said to Oliver, who was running his hands through his hair nervously. "Don't worry, it'll be fine."
Oliver nodded and kissed her cheek. "I'll meet up with you after."
"Sounds great. I'll be over there with your family," she said, pointing to the large Wood family behind him.
He turned and gave a small wave to his family. "Alright," he said, kissed her again and walked up front.
After the ceremony was over, Oliver walked over to Katie and his family.
"How does it feel now?" Katie asked, linking her arm through his.
"Better then I thought," Oliver said and smiled warmly at her.
"Oh my little baby Oliver!" his mother cried, "My last child out of school!"
"Mum, hush," Oliver said blushing with embarrassment.
"Oh don't listen to her, she's crazy," Oliver's dad spoke up, and Katie laughed. "It's good to see you again Katie, how have you been?" he said when he heard her voice.
She stayed to talk with his family for a bit longer, and then back to Oliver.
"I'm going to go back and finish packing my stuff for the ride home tomorrow. You stay here for a while with your family," Katie said and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"All right, but stay in the tower, I need to talk to you about something later," he said, his eyes staring deeply into hers.
"Ok," she said, slightly apprehensive about what he was going to say to her, "I'll see you then." Katie left confused.
---
Later that night, as the sun was setting in a spectacular red and orange mass behind the trees and lake, Oliver and Katie sat up against a large oak tree on the shore. Katie sat between Oliver's legs; Oliver sat up against the tree, his arms around Katie's shoulders. Both had rid themselves of their robes, and sat in their uniforms. Oliver had his shirt rolled up past his elbows, which sat upon his bent-up knees. Katie sat barefoot, her ankles crossed.
They both sat in silence as they watched the colours go from red and orange to deep pinks and purples.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Katie asked as she watched the sun.
"I just wanted to tell you that I'm in love with you," he said into her ear adoringly.
"What?" Katie asked in disbelief as she turned to face Oliver, "What did you say?"
"I love you Katie Bell. I've been in love with you since I first saw you," he said, his eyes and smile brilliant. He stared into her shining green eyes, hoping for a response.
"I love you Oliver Wood," she said, "Although I can't say for as long, but I'm in love with you too." Her eyes gazed into his and she kissed him lovingly.
They broke apart and Oliver fell back onto the grass. "Pinch me Katie," he said blissfully.
"Why?" she asked.
"I just want to be sure that just happened," he said and she pinched him, "Ow, you didn't have to do it that hard."
"Well I just had to be sure," she said and jumped on top of him, "I love you Oliver."
"I love you too Katie. More then you'll ever know," he told her and kissed her intensely.
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Chapter Eighteen: In Love
Katie looked up at Oliver, who was sitting beside her on the couch by the fire. His normally short hair had grown, and now it had grown so long that it curled at his eyebrows, ears and at the nape of his neck. She liked it that way, it was always messy in a very sexy way. She smiled at his twinkling brown eyes, and smiling face.
He looked down at Katie, only to find that she was looking up at him.
"I love it when you do that," he said quietly, only to her.
"What?"
"When I look at you and you're looking at me," he replied and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Sorry, I guess I can't help it," she said blushing.
"It's ok. I wouldn't worry about it," Oliver said and kissed her tenderly on the lips.
"Hey now! This little gathering is only about incredible saves and amazing passes!" Fred yelled out. Katie and Oliver looked up slightly angry. "Don't look at me like that, if you're going to do that, get a room!" he stated.
"Fine, it won't happen again," said Katie, mentally adding for them not to count on it.
---
It was a Sunday night, the night after the Quidditch Final, and Katie and Oliver had almost been together for 24 hours. They – Katie, Oliver, Fred, Angelina, George and Alicia – were sitting around the fire in the Common Room, reliving some of the best highlights of yesterday's game.
"Did you see some of the saves Oliver made? I don't think international Keepers could make some of those," Lee commented to Oliver.
"Oh I bet they could," Oliver said smiling proudly, "But they were pretty amazing, if I do say so myself."
"Yeah, I bet any Keeper could catch it like you. With their stomach!" George said, bringing Oliver down off his high horse.
They all laughed at George's sarcastic remark.
Oliver looked offended at all of his friends and girlfriend. "Weren't any of you worried?"
"Of course we were," Katie said, "Well at least I was."
"Aww!"
Katie blushed furiously.
"Well I was worried when you nearly fell off your broom, so stop blushing," Oliver whispered in her ear, making her blush even more. She looked up and smiled at him. He smiled back and kissed her again.
"Enough of this cute couple junk. Only Quidditch talk!" Fred said making at face at the two opposite him.
"Sorry," said Oliver, "But anyway, did you see Malfoy's face when Harry caught the Snitch? It was priceless!"
The crowd laughed at the vision.
Oliver watched Katie laugh. She was so amazing in every way possible, and she was HIS girlfriend. He loved the way her slender, lithe body fit perfectly next to his burly one. He smiled broadly, pulled her even closer and whispered, "You're incredible Katie", causing her face to turn a deep shade of red.
"Come on now!" they all protested and started to throw random objects at the couple. Pillows, quills and a textbook (now, who would do that?) that narrowly missed Oliver's head.
"Hey!" he said, glaring at the Weasley twins.
"Then stop this stuff! Go somewhere else if you want to grope one another," Angelina spoke up.
"Fine, we'll stop!" Katie retorted, but for the rest of the night, they really pushed their luck.
---
Although the stress of the Quidditch Final was over, Oliver still had his NEWT's approaching quickly. He was often found hovering over a book in the Common Room, library, or his dorm room. The stress was getting to him, and he was fed up with having to spend so much time with his books, and so little with Katie.
So one night he just decided to leave it. He set his Transfiguration book down and went to the Common Room. Sure enough, he found Katie studying for her upcoming exams.
"Hey beautiful," he said as he pulled her Potions notes out of her hands.
"Oh! Hello," she said, slightly shocked by the sudden interruption, "I didn't even notice you."
"Well, I'll just leave you then," Oliver replied sarcastically.
"No! No, it's ok, sit down," she said as she moved stacks of parchment off the loveseat so he could sit.
"How's the studying going?" he asked as he sat down.
"Argh, awful. I feel like I'm not learning at all! I don't know how I'll ever get it all memorized. But what about you? You're surely more stressed then I am. After all, you are about to do your NEWT's. That's quite the test," Katie replied.
"I know, I'm pretty stressed. That's why I came to see you. I feel like I haven't seen you all week," Oliver said pulled her in close so that he could wrap his arms around her.
"You've seen me everyday this week Oliver! We eat 3 meals a day together, and I take at least one hour out of studying just to talk to you. What are you talking about?" Katie replied giggling.
"I know, but the time with you goes so fast, and then the time without you goes so slow," he said sweetly and kissed her forehead. He looked down at her and kissed her lips romantically. "Can you believe it's been almost a week since we started out relationship?"
"Yes, I can. Why? Are you a little surprised?" she asked and cuddled closer to him.
"Very surprised actually. But after over 6 years of waiting, can you blame me?" Oliver said playing with a chunk of her long hair.
She smiled, shook her head and pulled him into a deep kiss. She pulled back, smiling widely. "You're too good to me Oliver. I'm only a girl."
He looked at her seriously. "You're not 'just a girl' Katie. You're so much more than that. You're everything I've ever wanted in a girlfriend. You're intelligent, funny, romantic, sweet, kind, caring, a Quidditch player, and not to mention the most beautiful woman in the world. I wasn't lying when I told you that you're incredible," he said lovingly and pulled her as close as he could without cutting off her air supply, and held her there for a very long time. She didn't protest once.
After a long sigh, Oliver said, "Well I should probably let you go back to studying or something."
"No, I'm going to go up to bed. I need to be rested up for classes tomorrow. You should go to bed too. You need all the rest you can get before your exams," she said, eyes shut, head on his chest. A few moments later, she stood up and grabbed her parchment stacks. "Let's go then," she said and looked down at him.
"Really? Together?" Oliver said with a devilish smile playing upon his face.
"You couldn't resist that could you?" she said, giving him a playful nudge with her shoulder.
"Nope, not at all," he replied, "It was the perfect set up."
Katie rolled her eyes and started toward the stairs. "Just walk me up to my room," she said turning slightly toward him.
"Anything for you sweetheart," he said and caught up to her.
---
The next month and a half passed quickly. Studying took up everybody's time. Oliver was going doubly hard with his upcoming NEWT's.
Katie and Oliver didn't get to see each other much, but Katie understood. She wanted him to do the best he could do on his NEWT's, although everyone (herself included) knew he was destined to be a Quidditch star.
---
One night when Katie was up in her room with Angelina and Alicia practicing Transfiguration when there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Who could that be?" they all wondered while the knocking continued.
Katie jumped off her bed and opened the door.
"Oliver!" she said shocked, "What are you doing here?"
"I have something to tell you!" he said excitedly and his eyes gleamed, "Come out here. I want to tell you."
"Alright, alright, hold on," she said to him, then turned back to Angelina and Alicia. "It's Oliver, I'll be back in a few minutes. Katie closed the door, blocking the sound of the kissing noises the girls were making.
She had barely shut the door when Oliver blurted out, "I just got a letter from Puddlemere United. They want me to be a reserve Keeper for next season! Katie, a Quidditch team wants me to play for them! An actual national team wants me!"
"Oh Oliver, that's great!" Katie said happily and jumped into his arms, "I'm so happy for you!"
"I'm so happy for me! I can't believe it! I'm going to be on a Quidditch team!" he said holding onto her tightly.
"We all knew you'd get a spot on a team. You're the best damn Keeper this school has ever seen!" Katie said.
"I guess," he said a bit bashfully, "But you'll get on a team too. You're an excellent Chaser."
Katie shook her head. "I probably get an offer, but I'd turn it down. I'm going to be a Healer. It's been my dream since I was about 5," Katie said happily.
Oliver smiled adoringly at her. "You're wonderful Katie. Never change."
"I'll try my best not too," she said.
"Good," he said, letting her go, "Now go back in there and study like you've never studied before. I want you to get perfect on your exams tomorrow."
She smiled. "Ok, I will. And you study too. I want to see you get perfect," she said.
"And then I will study as hard as I can, just for you. I'll catch up with you after. I want to know all about it," Oliver said and kissed her with such a passion her knees went weak. "Goodnight."
"Night," Katie said dreamily and fell against the door softly. She watched him go down the stairs and then entered her room.
"So, what happened?" Angelina asked curiously.
"Oliver was asked to join the Puddlemere United Reserve Team as a Keeper!" Katie squealed animatedly.
"Really?! Oh wow! You'll have a boyfriend on a national team! That'll be so exciting! You'll get to travel with him and everything!" Alicia said smiling.
"Yeah," Katie said as she realized she'd have a boyfriend on a NATIONAL Quidditch team. If they were still together, that is. She'd never see him; she had one more year of Hogwarts, and then another 5 in Healer training. And there were girls out there that were smarter, prettier and loads more talented then she. After this thought, not much studying was accomplished.
---
The next day held two exams for Katie – Transfiguration and Potions. She felt she did excellent in Transfiguration - she always liked that class. Potions went a great deal better then she thought, although it was difficult to concentrate with Snape constantly breathing down her neck.
She left the room and started off toward the tower when she heard a deep male voice call her name from somewhere down the corridor behind her.
She turned and her eyes lit up. "Oliver! How did you first 3 exams go?" she asked as she rushed to him.
"Good as far as I can tell. Had some problems with History of Magic, but Transfiguration and Care of Magical Creatures were a breeze," he said smiling.
"I'm happy to hear that," she said smiling back, "So what should we do now?"
"Let's go to the Pitch. I just want to relax for a bit," he said.
"Great, let's go," she said. They started off, and as they walked, their hands gradually slipped into one another's.
The two walked out to the centre of the pitch and lie down on the warm, lush grass. The sun was bright and warm and the skies were crystal clear. A perfect day to do nothing.
After a while of silence, the thought of Oliver on a national Quidditch team re-entered her head.
"Oliver, what will happen to us when you go play for Puddlemere?" she asked timidly.
"I-I-I don't know. I didn't even think about that," Oliver said pensively, "But I definitely want to stay with you Katie. I couldn't imagine my life without you. You wouldn't want to break up, would you?" His voice was so quiet toward the end Katie almost didn't hear him.
"No! Not at all! It's just that, that it'll be so hard. We'll hardly see each other, and there are other girls out there..."
"Don't even think that Katie! I've wanted you for over 6 years, close to 7! Doesn't that say something about how I feel for you?" he cried to her.
"Yes! Of course it does! I just don't know," Katie said close to tears.
"Well I do. And we're going to stay together for as long as possible. I'll do anything to make us work," Oliver said sitting up and then hovering over her face. "Anything, ok?" She nodded and he kissed her.
---
The next few examination days passed quickly. Katie ended up getting perfect on all exams except for Potions – she only got 97% in that. Oliver did excellent, scoring in the high 80's for all exams. Katie finally had time to really relax, but Oliver had graduation to prepare for graduation.
"Are you excited?" Katie asked him a few nights later, as they stood outside the Great Hall in their dress robes – Oliver's navy and Katie's violet.
"Yeah, I guess. I just can't believe it's all over," he said in a shocked voice, "It seems like just yesterday I was entering this hall to be sorted," he said looking around the entrance then back at Katie, who looked magnificent. Her long hair was nearly to her elbows, and the golden locks contrasted beautifully with the violet of her robes.
"Well you're about to be a Quidditch star. You'll forget this place in no time," Katie told him, gave him a quick kiss and they entered the Great Hall.
"Oh my," Katie said as they entered, holding hands, "This is spectacular."
The hall was filled with family and friends of the graduating class. The front had chairs for the graduates, each decorated in the house colour of the particular student. The chairs for the rest were covered in plush purple velvet, similar in colour to Katie's robes.
"Looks like you have to go up front now," Katie said to Oliver, who was running his hands through his hair nervously. "Don't worry, it'll be fine."
Oliver nodded and kissed her cheek. "I'll meet up with you after."
"Sounds great. I'll be over there with your family," she said, pointing to the large Wood family behind him.
He turned and gave a small wave to his family. "Alright," he said, kissed her again and walked up front.
After the ceremony was over, Oliver walked over to Katie and his family.
"How does it feel now?" Katie asked, linking her arm through his.
"Better then I thought," Oliver said and smiled warmly at her.
"Oh my little baby Oliver!" his mother cried, "My last child out of school!"
"Mum, hush," Oliver said blushing with embarrassment.
"Oh don't listen to her, she's crazy," Oliver's dad spoke up, and Katie laughed. "It's good to see you again Katie, how have you been?" he said when he heard her voice.
She stayed to talk with his family for a bit longer, and then back to Oliver.
"I'm going to go back and finish packing my stuff for the ride home tomorrow. You stay here for a while with your family," Katie said and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"All right, but stay in the tower, I need to talk to you about something later," he said, his eyes staring deeply into hers.
"Ok," she said, slightly apprehensive about what he was going to say to her, "I'll see you then." Katie left confused.
---
Later that night, as the sun was setting in a spectacular red and orange mass behind the trees and lake, Oliver and Katie sat up against a large oak tree on the shore. Katie sat between Oliver's legs; Oliver sat up against the tree, his arms around Katie's shoulders. Both had rid themselves of their robes, and sat in their uniforms. Oliver had his shirt rolled up past his elbows, which sat upon his bent-up knees. Katie sat barefoot, her ankles crossed.
They both sat in silence as they watched the colours go from red and orange to deep pinks and purples.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Katie asked as she watched the sun.
"I just wanted to tell you that I'm in love with you," he said into her ear adoringly.
"What?" Katie asked in disbelief as she turned to face Oliver, "What did you say?"
"I love you Katie Bell. I've been in love with you since I first saw you," he said, his eyes and smile brilliant. He stared into her shining green eyes, hoping for a response.
"I love you Oliver Wood," she said, "Although I can't say for as long, but I'm in love with you too." Her eyes gazed into his and she kissed him lovingly.
They broke apart and Oliver fell back onto the grass. "Pinch me Katie," he said blissfully.
"Why?" she asked.
"I just want to be sure that just happened," he said and she pinched him, "Ow, you didn't have to do it that hard."
"Well I just had to be sure," she said and jumped on top of him, "I love you Oliver."
"I love you too Katie. More then you'll ever know," he told her and kissed her intensely.